Leicestershire County Council v P & Anor [2024] EWCOP 53 (T3) is both an interesting and an important decision. It… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Palliative care, choices and honesty – in conversation with Dr Victoria Bradley
In this ‘in conversation’ with, I talk to Dr Victoria Bradley, Clinical Lead for and Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Oxford… Read more
Assisted dying / suicide – a toolkit for Parliamentarians
Thinking about assisted dying / assisted suicide (the language, as the Health and Social Care Select Committee of the Westminster… Read more
Disabled Children’s Social Care: Law Commission consultation paper walkthrough
The Law Commission published its consultation paper on disabled children’s social care on 8 October. I am a consultant to… Read more
Two lives of a Mental Capacity Act – in conversation with Hillary Chua
In this ‘in conversation’ with, I talk to Hillary Chua of the National University of Singapore about a recent article… Read more
Book review: Laura Mannering, A Practical Guide to Privacy, Transparency, Reporting Restrictions and Closed Hearings in the Court of Protection
Book review: Laura Mannering, A Practical Guide to Privacy, Transparency, Reporting Restrictions and Closed Hearings in the Court of Protection… Read more
2023-24 MCA birthday case review
To mark the 17th birthday of the MCA 2005 coming into force on 1 October 2007, I have recorded a… Read more
Disabled children’s social care law in England – the Law Commission consults
The law on disabled children’s social care in England is currently governed by a patchwork of legislation, some of which… Read more
AMHPs, MHA admission and changing cultures – in conversation with Colleen Simon and John Mitchell
In this ‘in conversation’ with Colleen Simon and John Mitchell, we talk about a recently published discussion paper about the… Read more
The Ombudsman, DoLS and triaging – asking the impossible?
Old-fashioned novels sometimes have elaborate subtitles. I might slightly impertinently suggest that if such a novel was being written about… Read more